Eating smart: Free-ranging dogs follow an optimal foraging strategy while scavenging in groups

Eating smart: Free-ranging dogs follow an optimal foraging strategy while scavenging in groups

Foraging and acquiring of food is a delicate balance between managing the costs (both energy and social) and individual preferences. Previous research on solitarily foraging free-ranging dogs showed that they prioritise the nutritionally highest valued food, but do not ignore other less valuable foo...

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Main Authors: Rohan Sarkar, Anirban Bhowmick, Debsruti Dasgupta, Rounak Banerjee, Poushali Chakraborty, Abhijit Nayek, R. Sreelekshmi, Aritra Roy, Rituparna Sonowal, Amartya Baran Mondal, Anindita Bhadra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
scavengers
group foraging
optimal foraging theory
food selection
competition
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1099543/full

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